argonaut en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑɹ.ɡəˌnɑt/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡəˌnɔːt/ (UK)
- /ˈɑɹ.ɡəˌnɔt/ (General-American)
Etymology
Generalised use of Argonaut.
Meanings
-
Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).
Amazingly, it wasn’t until 2010 that scientists experimentally understood how argonauts use their shell constructions to float in the water column and control buoyancy.
2018 March 27, Mark Carnall, The Guardian:
- An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest.
- (historical, specifically) A 49er, a person who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| argonauts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (19)
ca argonauta (an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest) · fj vocenikuita (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta) · ru аргона́вт (an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest) · pl argonauta (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta) · mi muheke (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta) · haw ʻauwaʻalālua (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta) · et argonaut (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta) · et laevuke (an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest) · pl argonauta (an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest) · pt argonauta (an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest) · sv argonaut (an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest) · el αργοναύτης (an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest) · fr argonaute (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta) · pl żeglarek (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta) · haw moamoa waʻa (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta) · ru аргона́вт (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta) · pt argonauta (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta) · fr argonaute (an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest) · et argonaut (an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest)